The PF Ecosystem · Affiliated brand

Sports Academy School.
Our sister brand for education.

Performance First isn't an education provider — but it's part of a wider ecosystem that includes one. Sports Academy School (SAS) is an independent, Ministry-of-Education-recognised vocational school for Physical Education and Sports — a sister brand to PF, sharing the same founding team and scientific method, while operating as its own institution with its own campuses, accreditation and admissions.

Who's who

A shared founding team.
Two distinct brands.

PF is the performance gym. SAS is the school. Both were co-founded by Dr Georges Assaf and share the same evidence-based methodology — but each is its own legal entity with its own branding, leadership, accreditation and admissions process.

Performance First (PF)

The performance gym.

A complete performance facility in Hadath: strength, swim, classes, reformer pilates, recovery and on-site specialist care. Membership-driven. Founded 2008.

Sports Academy School (SAS)

The sister school.

An independent vocational school for Physical Education and Sports. Two strands — the school itself (BT1 → BP) and SAS-CCE coaching diplomas. Ministry-recognised. Founded 2015.

Strand 01 · The school

Lebanon's first vocational school
in Physical Education and Sports.

SAS is a state-accredited technical and vocational school — the first and only in Lebanon recognised by the Ministry of Education for Physical Education and Sports. We deliver the full Lebanese vocational pathway in PE & Sports: BT1, BT2, BT3 (Brevet Technique) and BP (Brevet Professionnel). Founded in 2015.

About SAS

Where the next generation trains.

A working vocational school with a full curriculum in Physical Education & Sports — classroom theory, lab work and on-floor practical training. Taught in French and English. Students graduate with state-accredited Lebanese diplomas (BT & BP), not internal certificates.

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The Programs

BT & BP in Physical Education and Sports.

The Lebanese state vocational pathway — three years of Brevet Technique followed by the Brevet Professionnel. SAS is the only school in Lebanon delivering this pathway specifically in PE & Sports.

Year 1

BT1

Brevet Technique — first year. Foundations of PE & sports science.
Year 2

BT2

Brevet Technique — second year. Applied coaching & physiology.
Year 3

BT3

Brevet Technique — final year. Specialisation & state exam.
Advanced

BP

Brevet Professionnel — post-BT. Professional-level qualification.
Campuses

Two campuses.
One curriculum.

The original SAS campus in Baabda Hadat and a franchise campus in Jounieh, operated in partnership with International Maritime Academy at Portemilio.

Original campus · Baabda Hadat

The home of SAS.

Founded in 2015, the original Sports Academy School campus sits on Hanna Slim Street in Baabda Hadat, greater Beirut. Classrooms, labs and practical training spaces on a dedicated school site.

Hanna Slim Street, Baabda Hadat · Lebanon
+961 5 92 00 19 · info@sas.edu.lb

Franchise campus · Jounieh

SAS at International Maritime Academy.

Our franchise campus operates in partnership with International Maritime Academy at Portemilio, Jounieh. Same SAS curriculum, same accreditation — extending the vocational PE & Sports pathway into the north.

International Maritime Academy · Portemilio, Jounieh · Lebanon

Strand 02 · SAS-CCE Coaching Diplomas

Coaching diplomas,
Ministry-certified.

SAS-CCE — Sports Academy School's Center of Continuing Education — runs the coaching diploma programs in Lebanon. Three categories: Personal Training, Specialty, and Sport-Specific. All Lebanon programs are certified by the Lebanese Ministry of Education.

What we deliver

Diplomas that hold up
in the gym, not just on paper.

Every program combines classroom theory with hands-on practical hours on a working training floor. Candidates learn programming, assessment, movement analysis and rehabilitation under coaches who apply the same methods to national-level athletes.

Visit SAS-CCE →
Lebanon program lineup

Three tracks.
Nine programs.

Pick the program that matches where you are now and where you want to take your career. All programs Ministry-of-Education certified.

01 · Personal Training

For new + working PTs.

  • › Personal Trainer Regular
  • › Personal Trainer Self-Learning (fully online)
  • › Personal Trainer + EREPS Combo
  • › EREPS Upgrade (for existing PTs)
02 · Specialty

Specialist certifications.

  • › Rehab Specialist
  • › Post & Pre-Natal Certification
03 · Sport-Specific

Sport-specialist coaching.

  • › S&C for Martial Arts
  • › Combat Sports
  • › Swimming Diploma

Looking to enroll or certify?

Tell us which program — Sports Academy School or a Coaching Diploma — and our education team will get back within 48 hours.

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